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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

HOW THE SISTERS CAME TO MooIFoNTEIN.
"Capt Mel" said Bessie Croft for that was
her name) when they had painfully limped
100 yards or so, 'will you think me rude if
ask you n question:"
"Not at all."
"What has induced you to come and bury
yourself in this place."
"Why do you ask.'
"Becauso don't think that you will like it.
don't think" she added. slowly, that it is n
Ct place for an English gentleman and an
army officer like you. You will find the
Bocr ways horrid, and then there viii only
be my old uncle and us two for you to associ-
ate with"
John Mel laughed English gentlemen
ain't SO particular nowadays, / can tell you,
Miss Croft, especially when they have to earn
living. Take my case, for instance, for
may as well tell you exactly how l stand.
have been in the army fourteen years, and
am now 81. Well. lave been able TO live
there because had an old aunt who allowed
no eco a year. Six months ago she died.
leaving me the little property she pos
sessed, for most of her income came
from an annuity. After paying ex-
penses, duty, etc, it amounts to
cl,ll5. Now, the interest on that is about
20 n year, and 1 can't live In the army on
that. just after INV aunt's death came to
Durham with my regiment from Mauritius.
and now they are ordered home. Wei, i
liked the country, and / knew that could
no. afford TO i've at home, so got years
leave of absence, and made up nay mind 20
have a look round 10 see if / could not take
TO farming. Then a gentleman in Durham
told nc of your uncle, and said that be
Enntel to dispose Of a third interest in his
place for eI,0)0. az he YVES getting too old 10
manage it himself; AMI 50 ! entered into cor
rcsf.ondencc with hirsl aud agreed to come M
for few mouths t. see how / liked il, and
accordingly here | aas, jus: in time 20 save
yol frori being knocked to bits by an O.
isic.i.-
-YCs, indeed she answered. lsushinsly:
-yo1've bad a warm welcome az any rate.
!. eil, h,.sc yOu viii lake it.
jHst Is lie finished his story they got to the
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
Steam Mill and Lumber
Business.

AT NEWFANE, VT,

Ar NEWFANE, VT,
Twelve miles from Brattleboro, on the narrow
gauge railroad, in the midst of the best and
most marketable timber in New England.
The mill Is spendidly equipped with So
horse over engine, q new boiler three years
Ego. in perfect order, saw mtll 2 planners, 2
cutting off saws, band saw, bench saws, 8
iafhes. shaftiny and pulleys, and everything
necessary tor tirstclass mill. Also il desired
large quantity Of
STANDING TIMBER,
in several lots, standing within mile and one
half or two miles and one half OF the mill, and
nearly all the way down hill. Also mile and
half from the steam mill firstclass
Circular Water Mill,
all in perfect running order, a new Hunt wheel
attached good stand for custom business.
Also TWO DWELLING HOUSES in thu
village III Fayetteville, and a PAS rURE O.
$50 acres.
Also. a quantity of Live Stock. Wagons.
Sieds, Tricks, Yokes, Chains, and appliances
for the humber business.
All or snv part of this property will be sol,
AT A BARnAIS.
Davenport, Underwood & Co.
wsfitf NEwFANE, VT
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
To BE CONTINUED

Marriage is honorable in ALL" says st Paul
and the same opinion has ben expressed in
much the same words by innumerablc authors
from Seneca down ward.
There Is no ambiguity ia Daniel Webster's
opinion that IN marriage there is no purgstory
III locally contains heaven or hell; iLcre is no
third place in it,"
ave are not very much to blame for our bad
marriages. says Emerson; 1--WE live amid ha-
lucinatons, and this especial trap Is laid to trip
up cur feet with, and all are tripped up first or
last, but the miVhty mother who had been so
sly with US, as II she owed US some indemnity,
insinuates into the Pandora box of marriage
some deep and serious benefits and some great
lows"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
=. = JESS.
BY H,RIDER HAGGARD.
Nuthoret."Nns solomoHsMIres ShsEte.
CHAPTER I.
JOHN HAS AN ADVENTURE.

JOHN HAS AN ADVENTURE
The day had been very hot even for the
Transvaal, where, even in the autumn, the
days still know how to be hot, although the
neck of the summer is broken, that is, when
the thunder storms hold off for week or
two, as they occasionally will Even tho sue
culent blue lilies-a variety Of the agaphan-
thus which is SO familiar to us in English
green houses-hung their long, trumpet shaped
flowers and looked oppressed and miserable
beneath the burning breath Of the hot wind
which had been blowing for hours like the
draught OF volcano. Tho grass too, near
the wide roadway, that stretched in a feeble
and indeterminate sort Of fashion across the
veldt, forking, branching and reuniting like
veins on q lady's arm, was completely
coated over with thick layer Of red dust.
Bat the hot wind was going down now, as it
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
CHAPTER ii.

how THE SISTERS CANE TO MooIFoNTEIN.
"Capt Mel" said Bessie Croft for that was
her namel when they had painfully limped
100 yards or so, 'will you think me rude if
ask you n question:"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

back, and the ostrich, who did not seem to be
affected by giddiness, was on him, Furnishing
him lreadfully. Luckily an ostrich cannot
kick man very hard when he is flat on the
ground. If he could there would havo been
an end Of John Mel and this story need never
have boon written.
Half minute or so passed, during which
the bird worked his sweet will upon his pros
trate enemy, and at the end OF it the man be-
gan 10 feel very much as though his earthly
career was closed just as things were grow
ing faint and dim to him, however, he sud-
denly saw u pair OF white arms clasp them
selves round the ostrich's legs from behind
and heard voice cry:
"Brcak his neck while hold his legs or he
will kill your
This reused him from his torpor, and he
staggered to his feet. Meanwhile the ostrich
and the young Indy had come to the ground,
and were rolling about together in a confused
heap, over which the elegant neck and open,
kissing mouth wavered to and fro like
cobra about to strike. With rush he seized
the neck in both his hands, and putting out
all his strength tor he was strong mani, he
twisted it till it broke with snap, and after
few wild and convulsive bounds and strug-
giles the great bird lay dead
Then he sank down, dazed and exhausted,
and surveyed the scene. The ostrich was
perfectly quiet, and would never kick again,
and the lady, too, was quiet. lie wondered
vaguely if the brute had killed her-he was
as yet too weak to go and see-and then fell
to gazing at her face. Her head was pillowcd
on the body of the dead bird, and its feathcry
plumes made a fitting resting place. Slowly
it dawned upon him that the face was very
beautiful, although it looked so pale just now.
Low, broad brow, crowned with soft, yellow
hair, the chin very round and white, the
mouth sweet though rather large. The eyes
he could not see, because they were closed,
for the lady had tainted. For the rest,
she was young-about 20-tall, and finely
formed. Presently he got Il little better, and,
creeping toward her for he was sadly
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
ThaVer's Hotel for Sale.

Owing TO the ill hcalh az mvself snd wife.
won d Ike TO sell my Ho'el IN Manchester CenIrs,
VI, formerly known Fasorv FONT. rIi-e rsa-
sonsble- Possession given phil frs'. For further
information p.easc GsCcliain Of the osner and
proprietor, IHAI az.
5aws4S
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Further Particulars of the Great Land
Slide at Tug, SWitzerIand-SeY-
enty People Missing.
SIX Hundred Persons northumberland
oiPeople Drowned in China-Hurri-
cane in Hungary,
Switzerland,

THE GREAT LAND SLIDE.
BERNE, July S.-The disaster st Tug
recalls in many respects, the phenomena
OF the South American earthquake. For
several days previous there had been
observed cracks in the new quay at lug,
which cost $4,000 At 9:4O Tuesday
afternoon the lake II front of the stone
| work began to bubble. The quay crack
ed and eighty feet of it fell into the lake.
y dozen persons WHO rushed from the
| adjoining cafe were precipitated into the
| water and drowned. After 8 short interval
another strip dragged seventy more into
water. The landing stage followed and
steamer which had Just arrived, was
hurled q hundred yards forwards At
/ O'Clock two boats going to the rescue
were engulted, only one boatmsn rising
again 10 the surface. At the same
moment bostmsn's hut IN which there
were several children, fell into the water.
Furniture and cattle were hurriedly re-
moved from the threatened quarter.
A. : O'Clock laud-SlipS began again. Sew
eral carts removing property sank into
the lake. Fifteen houses and zen nuts
disappeared within few minutes, in
Guiding the Zurich hotel, the roof of
which IS still visible above the surface of
the lake. A cafe IN which were ten Gus
toners was next engulfed and 80 metres
OF the neIghOOring street then slowly van
ished. The people jumped from the win
doTs OF the houses to escape b ing
drowned. i party of officers returning
from LuCerne assisted the ire brigade in /
rescuing the imperilled persons but, the
danger increasing, the troops We're sum
moned from the scene. 4 third land
slip occurred at II o'clock p. m, carry
ing i've houses into the lake and dam9g- /
ing many others. The municipal treas
ure was removed iIom the town hall TO
the pOstotliCe. Seventy persons are miss |
ing and 600 ere homeless. The damage is /
at $3.50, 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Atthe Windsor. Thos soerIai, .rohn Wright
/ ! NJ ParmIIL Dauison. NJ n Nrrr5,- Ee~-etf
| ind: + T Tracy. 1lrrkrI- + VI T.rnrirt sweet
water. p N0lp1 v AGO. T. r >,otr / a., .Tsctso1
7; Smvrhe Relieve. C,pt Roo Gam, f-n1I-aJo.
Ia $ EurrI CIay comfy. r " SIDi-o SAN An
tonic. II C,rCu Tey1s and pscIfc fsfTyyqv- I, "
/ Page. city; III Il Grimes. " / l,cCaulcr Roam
oke; NJ spencer, Fort Greer. Percy MCGhec,
Huntsville; Bob GoOden- W chita Falls VIM
smith, Julius kul,er, Henrietta, Grove Raw
Inns, Denton j hytlc, NJ Iitc. Ellis
cOunty.
At the Ellis: Hon ID C. GIddlpgs. RreuI.qrr. IT
W Henderson. Abilene: w e. sic els. Dallas: X
n Townsend. DuhIiD: ) Wolf nav York. Fd
Wei. CINCINNATI OHIO. William tlIeu PaIo
Pinto: II NJ TAYLOR. Los Vegas. y ii. George W
Green. Kentucky: Vic Saui'ov pl.tsHur.-. : w
/ /emansEyr Galveston; w Martin. Colorado;
K Nithcrs ST Loals, No: Hunter, Gates
yillei " snyder New York. Nv Boyle, tulOn=
! Tenn j L UrTy, Eusid, las David il
k!Fctt, Manchester c. j. Weeks New
! York; Mrs W Barrow, san Antonio; Y c
Bryant, Rock Island; I MaClcl.and, Car
c ndOn; John EIEins, st Louis.
st the pictwick W l. Evans, Dallas, O @
McPhau, Morgan; Il DeLcon New York, = "
Mason. 81 Charles, Mo; y O San@I.y, ~ ts1urg
5 WoIh, New YORK; w z Woody, Kansas CaIip
Terre !, Ranger; NJ vs. shoemaker, Decatur; Miss
Cora Wilson, Mckinney; G. Shoemaker, Texas;
EOUJ G Stockton, New York: Geo BUyotOn.
New hampshire. JOS kOhn, Atlanta, Ga; W II
CogswCu, Texas; ~ @ PARKS, Brentwood. w
l. McAUlGy. Buuucls; G. T Campbell TeNar-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
Ell PA30.
Two sandoaEgers In Bad Box-Tns In
dams Again.

Two sandoaEgers In Bad BoN-The In
dians Again.
special to the Gazette
Ii PAso, TEX, July s.-John Varston
and J., r. Clum, the two Americans Who
sand5agged two strangers in this city a
short time ago, have been arrested and
jailed in Pas0 Del Norte for g similar
crime committed there, and IS highway
robbery is 3 capital offense in Mexico
these men viii doubtless be tried and
SHOT. The case IS clear and the evidence
is complete. Clum Is a desperate and
notorious criminal who is wanted else
where for numerous crimes, and Vanst0n
Vas former saloOnkeeper Of unsavOry
reputation in thIs city.
4 party from Sabinsl mines in Mexico
claims hat the miners have lust dlscov-
cred the hiding place Of thirty odd Indi-
ans who escaped from Lieutenant John
son recently. It is the CID stronghold of
Margus, where he sgcreted himself after
separating from Geronimo last fall, and is
located in the mountains forty miles
southwest Of Lake Gauzman and l5Omiles
southwest of III Pas0. he says that there
are numerous springs, fine grass and any
amount Of game, and that the place can
1e reached only through e narrow deGle
Trough the mountains -Four men are
reported TO have been killed near there
since the first Of thi5 month
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

BLAINE AT FDINBrRG.

EDISBURG, July 8.-The freedom Of the
city was conferred upon Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie TODAY on his gift to the city of
$3.50, 900 to provide public library. The
ceremony took plack in the Council
Chamber. James q. Blaine was invited
to be present and went to the city nall
and attempted to make his way into the
chamber. The approaches were so
crowded with people that he was unable
to force his way through and was com
PEELED TO abandon the attempt.
BLAINE NEGLECTED.
EDINBURGH, July S.-There Is great
deal Of indignation manifested over the
failure Of Mr.. Blaine to obtain admission
to the Council chamber to-day during the
presentation of the freedom of the city to
Carnegie. Now that the truth is known it
appears that the occurrence was brought
about by the official lack of
information. Mr.. Blaine and Senator
Hale arrived half an hour late. All ap.
proaches to the Council chamber were
crowded. The visitors had hard time
reaching the chamber door. When they
got there they found they were without
tickets. The ianitor did not know them
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
WaXahachie.

Special to the Gazette.
WAXAHACHIE, TEX, July 8.-The Ellis
County Building and Saving Associa-
ton was organized last night at 3 meet
ing Of citizens in the courthouse, and the
following board OF directors elected. Il.
G. Phillips, I. A. Ferris, ". (. Lewis,
W. +. Wsrd, J. J. 1Ietcalfe, II. d. Tim
mons, h. L. 8arEley. About 40 shares
at 500 esch have been taken, sad many
more have been spoken for.
To-day Wss perhaps the hottest on rec
ord for this loc2lity; the thermometer reg
i5tered los in the shade, sorepOrted.
Jim Oliver, who stole & horse in this
county some time ago, was arrested al
Quitman, Wood county, yesterday. and
the Sheriff here notified Of same by te,e-
gram.
Fort Worth, Dallas and Waxsaschie
were pitted against each otherher today
in pacing race.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
wild Shooting,

Special TO the Gazette,
TAYLOR, Tex, July S.-Onicer T. G.
Smith arrived in the city late yesterday
afternoon with seven county convicts
They were's sill negroes working out fines for
gambling, etc, and he slowed the prison
e-s away in 8 house occupied by some
other colored and among the usual
occupants of the house was one jim
Thompson who is porter st McGius'
saloon, so after closing up the saloon jim
went to this house and finding more
coons than usual, and the door did not
open as fast as he thought it should, he
fred one shot through the door in wild
random it doing no harm, and fred again
but this time he plugged it to John Alex
ander in the knee, the ball passing
through the leg, but no hopes OF the
wound proving fatal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
POLITICAL.
4 Good Sized Prohibition Barbecue and
Rally at Mount Enterprise,
in Rusk County.
Judge Gustave Cook at HIineola-Roger o
Mills at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at Other Points
Mount Enterprlse Barbeeue.


Special to the Gazette.
HENDERSON, TEX, July S.-Reports
from the prohibition barbecue end rally
st Mount Enterprise, at the extreme
southern edge of this county, yesterday,
approximate the crowd at 5000 people
present. The size OF the crowd necessi-
tated the erection of three stands, from
which rousing and enthusiastic speeches
we're made by Hon. Bonner Of Tyler,
Hon. Webb Flanagan, G. II. Gould and
W. II. Graham of this county. The
oouutiful supply Of bread and meat, to-
aether with many other finer edibles, rem
dered magnificent spreGd for
the vast multitude. Ten thousand
people were expected to be present,
but on account OF the threatening
aspect of The weather early in the day
thousands who would have TO Journey
twenty-five or thirty miles to witness the
jubilee were kept at home.
Many OF the people present ct the
meeting 60 to Timpson to-day to near the
joint discussion between Hon. W. S.
Hern3on and T. j. Bonner Of Tyler and
the Hon. j. II, Jones and W. S. Spivey OF
this city. No decision as to the relative
merits Of the campaign can be arrived at
Frequent discussions and harangues rem
der the state OF feeling Of the people in
condition of iucessRnt turmoil and excite
melt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
ABOUT A EOMAN.

Two Negroes st waco Fight to the Death.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Tex, July SD Washington
and Jim White, alias Big Liz, got into 9
dispute to-day, the bone Of contention be-
ing woman. All the parties are negroes.
The two men fought several rounds dur
ing the day without arriving at 8 solution
of the matter, and at $3.50 tonight they
met es true foes, TO part no more until
one or both were dead. The latter was
armed with 45-cslibTe Colts, the former
pocket knife. They Joined ia ARRAY,
snd the next instant Washington fell,
his hesrt split with bullet Before he
received his death, however, he had in
ficted upon Big Liz cut extending
along the spine. The latter is in Jail, Ed
Washington is in his colin, and the
womsn is holding out at the Old stand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
AUSTIN
New Developments IN Greer County Mat
ters-A special RuIinE


/ specla. to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, July State E1uca-
tiOnal Superintendent Cooper has made
the following special ruling: The Cath
Ole National series of readers, edited
by Right Rev. Richard Gilmer, DID,
Bishop Of Cleveland, are secterian in
character and make the schools IN which
they are used the same. The schools
which have these readers hereafter can
not receive any part of the public free
school funds under the constitution ana
sclooi lsw Of Texas.
The books, papers, etc, Of Galveston
internal revenue district were received
By y. G, Searcy to-day, which completes
the consolidation Of the two districts.
II. @. Sweet, a settler In Greer county,
has been in Austin several days comforting
with the authorities relative TO the status
Of the people VINO have located on lands
in Greer county, He left tonight for
home. He So TO rep r.lr he was au-
thor.Zad TO announce mat Greer county
would be surveyed IN alternate sections,
One-ha1 for school land, the
balance Tor the public debt,
and that the school Isnds would
Re classified under the new land law and
be fut on the market. THE GAZETTE re-
porter has been informed that Greer
county has made application TO the state
for her four leagues Of land out Of the $50
leagues set aside fer uuorganiZed
counties, and it is said the General Land
Commissioner has determined to issue
the patents The report is given for
what il IS worth.
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and would not pass them
in. Carnegie was st the time
delivering his address Mr.. Blaine
sent q message stating the situation.
The Provost waited until Carnegie fin
ished his address before sending an Or
der for the admission OF the distinguished
Americans. By this time both Mr..
Blaine and Senator Hale became dis
gUsted and retired. When Mr.. Carnegie
learned what had happened he became
very angry and would scarcely listen TO
the ProYOst's apologies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
In Hunt County.

Special to the Gazette,
GEEENvmLE, Ten, July S,-The Pro-
hibitionists and Ants ere stirring up the
people Of the county with speech making
Joint discussions are the order and rule
of the day and appointments are being
hIIed almost every day. There is joint
speaking at Jernegah's Thicket, IN the
northwest Of the county, Tomorrow, the
speakers being j, It. Matthews ord r. D.
Thompson.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
At PIttaburg,

Special 10 the Gazette.
P1TTsBURG, TN, July 8.-H0n. John
VI. Duncan Cancelled his appointment 20
speak here to-day. Arrangements were
made to nave the brass band to meet and
conduct him to the court room where ne
was TO be greeted with large crowd.
On yesterday, in the joint discussion
between George Todd and Dick Shep-
herd, Shepherd replied to Todd in q ten
minutes speech, in which his wit snd an
acdote heated Todd to such an extent
that he left the courthouse amid the loud
applause Of the house IN favor of Shep-
herd. Some Of the ladies of town pre-
scented Colonel Shepherd to-day with 9
tine bouquet OF flowers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
Africa
LATEST Nrws or STANLEY


LONDON, July S.-The latest news from
Stanley, the African explorer, states that
on MS Journey from LeopoldyiIIe to Lon
kCIella he encountered and had to over
come serious OBSTACLES. One of the
greatest difficulties was to replenish his
commissery. Threatened scarcity of
provisions greatly excited q number of
his men. Il became necessary to pun
ism the mslContents with much severity
to reduce them TO subsection to
save The expedition, while Stanley him
self was III from the excessive heGt.
The expedition left B0lobs the IIth OF
May and was expected to resch the Congo
at It's confluence with Aronh0nim by the
9Th of June. Stsnley's programme was
10 encamp ct this point and there await
the arrival Of Tippoo Tip approaching
from Stanley Fails with provisions and
several hundred more men.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

HOPES OF TIE RoYALrsrs

PARIS, July S.-Le Gaulojrs says Comte
de Paris in bidding farewell to his friends
on the Island of Jersey after advocating
silence said: "You may be sure we
shall win before long Monarchy will
come without q violent effort and by
gentle transition, for our organization is
in training and everything is ready. The
new government will get into immediate
working order snd on the eventful day l,
helped by all good FrenChmen, shall be
kiuG.U
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at TIearnou

Special 10 the Gazette.
HEARNE, TEN, July S.-Colonel
Jinkens of Waco delivered d very able
4aattress here tonight in favor OF the pro-
hIbition amendment. The question is be-
ing discussed somewhere in the county
nearly every day. DR.. Carroll wss billed
to speak here last night. but his engage
ment was cancelled, and many from the
country who came in to hear him were
dis ppointed, as everybody was very
anxious to hear the great speaker.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

NpecIGI % Inc Gazette,
LoNGvIEw, TEX, July S.-Mrs. s, Z,
Noel, the aged mother of VI. Mobberly,
proprietor of the Mob0erIy hotel al this
place, died quite suddenly last night
She was over sixty years Old, and g
resident of Greensboro, Ky. Her remains
viii be Inferred here.
The fire company elected their officers
last night for the ensuing year.
The weather beng clear and prospects
OF more clear weather, give US hopes inst
another food is not uuOn Us.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
Bulgaria,

FRINGE FERDINAND's REPLY.
IIRSCyA, July S.-PrinCe Ferdinand Of
SaEe-Coburg Goths, replying to the So
branie's dispatch informing him of his
election IS prince of Bulgaria, ssid he
was proud OF the honor conferred upon
him. and grateful for It. 81 nope" he
added, "tO prove myself worthy Of the
confidence of the Bulgarian people. I an
ready to respond TO the call, and to de-
vote myself to the service Of Bulgaria as
soon SIS the Porte accepts the election
and the powers recognize it"
The Princes answer wasErsceiyed with
satisfaction by the Sooranje.